Ticket or package case.



No. 673,330. Patented-Ahnen, |901.

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TICKET 0H PACKAGE CASE.

(Application led Max'. 13, 19.00.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet I.

Patented Apr.` so, 190i.

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(Application filed Mar. 13, 1900*y (No Mudbl.)

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UNITED STATES` PATENT OFFICE.n

JACOB E. WALDECK, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 673,330, dated April 30, 1901. Application led March 13, 1900. Serial No. 8,567. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern'.-

Be it known that I, JACOB E. WALDEoma citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles, State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ticket or Package Cases, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to cases used for holding theater or other tickets or packages of papers which require frequent inspection; and the object thereof is to provide a case of such construction that by the operation of a simple mechanism the operator without moving his position can bring any desired ticket or package of papers within easy access.

I have illustrated my invention as applied to a case for holding theater-tickets in the drawings forming a part of this application, in which- Figure l is a front view of my case, partly in elevation and partly in section, being cut on line l l of Fig. 4, and the wheel partly broken away. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is an end view of my case. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the top of my case with all above line 4 4 of Fig. 3 removed. Fig. 5 is a detail of my escapement.

In the drawings, A is the outside shell or casing of my ticket-case, the lower part of which is in the form of a box, the back of which projects above the top and is provided with a small cabinet a and a nest of pigeonholes b. This projecting upper part may be omitted, if desired.

B is a shaft rotatively mounted in suitable bearings affixed to casing A, to which shaft are rigidly affixed two wheels C, around the outer perimeter of which wheels in suitable bearings are rotatively mounted, by suitable pivots, depending swinging boxes D, in which are placed the theater-tickets in partitioned trays. (Not shown.) If desired, the trays could be omitted. Instead of wheels C suitable spiders could be affixed to the shaft for mounting the boxes. On shaft B, but not rotative thereon, are mounted as many disks E as there are swinging boxes in the case. Each disk has a notch E therein, which is adapted to engage with reciprocating bar F when a box D is at the top of wheels C. Each of the bars F passes through guide lugs or timbers G to support said bars, affixed to the shell A, and at the other end are pivoted to a lever H, pivotallymounted in bearings I, attached to shell A. The upper end of lever H is resilient and passes through a slot in the top of shell A, and there are as many leL vers H, bars F, and slots J as there are disks E. Each of the slots J is provided at each end with a detaining-catch J and J to hold the end of the lever H so as to cause bar F to engage or prevent it from engaging with notch E' when shaft B and disks E rotate, and are suitably marked at the side thereof.

K is a toothed wheel rigidly affixed to shaft B, which meshes with a system of springdriven wheels L, alxed to shell A, which will cause the rotation of shaft B whenever bars F are disengaged from notches E.

Disks E, bars F, levers H, catches J, and Wheels K and L constitute my escapement. Instead of this escapement any other suitable mechanism may be used which will effect the rotation and stoppage of the boxes when desired.

In the top of shell A is an opening adapted to be closed by a suitable cover and locked when desired, through which access is had to the tickets in the trays or boxes. Boxes D rotate as close as is possible to the top of shell A and stop with the center of the box in the center of the opening in the top, and the edges of the boxes should extend a little beyond the opening, so that the boxes cannot be turned over accidentally.

My device is operated as follows: The boxes or trays therein are filled with theater-tickets, each box holding the tickets for a single performance. As shown, lever H is locked in catch J in the slot marked Sat, which indicates that the tickets for Saturdays performance are in the box at the top of wheels C and the ticket-seller can obtain the tickets for that performance. Now suppose that a purchaser desires to obtain a ticket for Tuesdays performance. The ticket-seller then moves lever H in the slot marked Tues. to the left and catches it in catch J and then pushes lever H in the slot marked Sat to the right until it catches in the slot J", when the spring mechanism will cause the rotation of wheels C until bar F engages with notch E and stops the revolution of wheel C with the box holding Tuesdays tickets at the top.

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It Will beobserved that disks E are so arranged that the notch E in each successive disk will cause each successive box to stop at the top of the Wheel, or directly beneath the opening in the top of shellA, and that by locking one of the levers I-I in any catch J', the other levers being locked in catches J the spring mechanism will revolve the boxes until the box Which corresponds with that particular disk comes on top, when the rotation will cease.

Instead of theater-tickets packages of papers may be put in the boxes and the number of boxes increased or diminished at pleasure.

Having described my invention, what I claim is l. A ticket-case having displayed on the face thereof the different days of the Week, or abbreviations thereof, and a ticket-opening in said case for passing tickets in and out of said case, a ticket-holder rotatively mounted in said case carrying trays for the reception of the tickets corresponding with the days ofA the Week; means to rotate said holder; and; means to cause the tray, representing any day of the Week desired, to move around and stop at the ticket-opening in the case.

-2. A ticket-case, provided with an opening for the passage of tickets, having marked thereon the days of the Week; a holder, rotatively mounted therein, having compartments corresponding with the days of the Week for the reception of the tickets; and means, substantially as shown, to cause any compartment desired to move around to and register with the opening for the passage of tickets.

3. A theater or package case, comprising box A, Wheels C, rotatively mounted therein; boxes D pivotally mounted in the outer perimeter of said wheels; disks E, having notches E', rigidly mounted on the axle of said Wheels bars F adapted to engage with said disks; guides G for holding bars F in position; lever H pivoted in bearings I; bearings I, attached to box A; slots J having catches J and Jl in the top of said box; Wheel K affixed to shaft B and wheels L.

In Witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name, this 23d day ofA February, 1900, atpLos Angeles, California.-

JACOB E. WALDECK.

Witnesses:

G. E. HARPHAM, M. C. WILKINSON. 

